Risk Parameters Overview

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Use the Risk Parameters window to view markets and risk limits
that are setup for the user (TT Username) that is logged in to X_TRADER®.

Note: All risk parameters are configured in TT User Setup
and cannot be added or modified using this window in X_TRADER.

To open the Risk Parameters window, select Settings from
the X_TRADER Control Panel and click the Risk Parameters menu
item.

The Risk Parameters window consists of the following:

User Information row

Market, Credit, Accounts Grid

Product Limits Grid

The User Information (top row) displays the TT Username
that is logged in to X_TRADER, whether trading is allowed for this
user, and the credit limit and currency set up for the user (“Unlimited
“is displayed if no credit limit is declared in TT User Setup).

The Market, Credit, Accounts Grid displays risk checking
parameters for each TT Gateway available to the user as determined
in TT User Setup. The following columns are included.

Column Name

Description

Displayed by Default

Broker

The
name of the Broker that has created the Gateway Login.

Yes (Multi-broker only)

Gateway

The name of the TT Gateway (e.g., CME-A) that is available to
the user via a Gateway Login.

Yes

Risk Check

Displays as Yes if risk checking is “on” for the Gateway Login,
or No if risk checking is “off”.

Yes

Allow Trading

Displays as Yes if trading is allowed for the Gateway Login,
or No if trading is not allowed.

Yes

Credit

The credit limit and currency for the Gateway Login.

Yes

Ignore P&L

Displays as Yes if P&L is used in available credit
calculations for the Gateway Login, or No if P&L is used.

Yes

Gateway Login

The “Member Group Trader” login ID for each gateway.

No

The Product Limits Grid displays product limits for each
gateway login that is mapped to the user in TT User Setup, and includes
the following columns.

Column Name

Description

Displayed by Default

Broker

The
name of the Broker that has created the gateway login.

Yes (Multi-broker only)

Gateway

The name of the TT Gateway (e.g., CME-A) that is available to
the user via a Gateway Login.

Yes

Product

The name of the product for the product limit or an asterisk
if the limit applies to all products on that gateway (e.g. ES, NQ).

The maximum individual order size that can be entered at a time.
“Unlimited” displays if there is no maximum order quantity set for
the user.

Yes

Max Position

The maximum number of contracts the trader can be Long or Short
for the specified contract/product. ‘Unlimited’ displays if there
is no maximum position set for the user.

Yes

Max Long/Short

The limit for the sum of all the long contracts and the sum of
all short contracts for the specified product. “Unlimited” displays
if there is no maximum Long/Short set for the user.

Yes

Allow Trade Out

Displays as Yes if trade outs are allowed for the product limit,
or No if they are not allowed.

Yes

Margin

If a single product is listed for the product limit, the Margin
value for that product from the Guardian Product table is displayed.
If the row has an asterisk in the Product column, the Margin column
displays as “n/a”.

No

Additional Margin %

The Additional Margin percent for the product in number format
(e.g., -50). The value can be positive or negative. If none is
specified, the column should display 0.